NTC Faculty Committees

Newcomb-Tulane College faculty committees address issues that impact all full-time undergraduate students, including curricular matters, major advising, and study abroad.

The Executive Committee shall be composed of seven faculty members, the secretary of the faculty (ex officio), and the dean of the Newcomb-Tulane College as chair. The committee shall meet on call of the dean, and a meeting must be called when requested by three or more of its members.

Executive Committee duties include:

  • To serve as an advisory committee to the dean on any matter of administration
  • To receive and act on routine reports of ordinary standing and special committees
  • To act for the faculty at the direction of the faculty
  • In addition to its annual report, the committee shall issue special reports when appropriate


Additional duties are described in the Newcomb-Tulane College Faculty Constitution. 


Chair: Mollye Demosthenidy, Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College

Voting Members: 

  • Tiffany Lin, School of Architecture
  • Elisabeth McMahon, School of Liberal Arts
  • Amy Pfimmer, School of Liberal Arts
  • Katherine Raymond, School of Science and Engineering
  • Harish Sujan, A. B. Freeman School of Business
  • Ganapathi Narayanamoorthy, A.B. Freeman School of Business
  • Meena Vijayaraghavan, School of Science and Engineering
  • Mark Diana, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine


Ex Officio Members:

  • Kelly A. Grant, Senior Associate Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College
  • J. Celeste Lay, Senior Associate Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College
  • Adam McKeown, School of Liberal Arts, Secretary of the Faculty

The NTC Curriculum Committee deals with all matters relating to the undergraduate core curriculum. Course proposal will now flow through the CIM system. Submissions should be made by logging in and using one of the admin links below. If you have questions or issues, please contact the Registrar using their Registrar Support form for access. https://registrar.tulane.edu/. If you would like to submit other agenda items to this committee, please contact Monique Hodges at mhodges3@tulane.edu

CIM Admin Links (log in using your Tulane username and password)


If NTC students would like specific core curriculum consideration for a course, please follow the instructions to complete and submit the Core Curriculum Course Substitution Petition form.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month.

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Chair: Ashley Nelson, School Of Business

Voting Members:

  • Fernando Rivera-Diaz, Liberal Arts
  • F. THomas Luongo, School of Liberal Arts
  • Kyle Zhao, School of Science & Engineering
  • Donata Henry, School of Science & Engineering
  • Cordula Roser Gray, School of Architecture
  • Michael Wilson, School of Business
  • Mark Wiser, School of Public Health


Ex Officio Members:

  • Amanda Garcia, School of Professional Advancement
  • Mark Diana, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
  • Sarah Montes, Office of the Registrar
  • Whitney Richards, Academic Advising Center

This committee maintains academic standards as established by the faculty and considers student petitions for waivers of academic policies and requirements. The meetings will take place on the 3rd Friday of each month.

Chair: Lorelei Cropley, School of Public Health

Voting Members:

  • William Balee, School of Liberal Arts
  • Katie Black, School of Science and Engineering
  • Yuri Herrera-Gutiérrez, School of Liberal Arts
  • Megan Guy, A.B. Freeman School of Business
  • Wendeline Redfield, School of Architecture
  • Kim Sherman, School of Science and Engineering
  • Carmen Weigelt, A.B. Freeman School of Business


Ex Officio Members:

  • Kelly Grant, Senior Associate Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College
  • Kathleen Mcbride, College Advising
  • Lauren Briggs, College Advising

This committee establishes academic policies and procedures relating to study abroad. This committee will meet on September 21st and November 30th, 2023.

Chair: Casey Love, School of Liberal Arts

Voting Members: 

  • Jana Lipman, School of Liberal Arts
  • Lorelei Cropley, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
  • Emilia Oddo, School of Liberal Arts
  • Karen Foust, School of Business
  • Alex Gunderson, School of Science & Engineering
  • Carmelo Turillo, School of Business
  • Ann Yoachim, School of Architecture
  • Katie Black, School of Science & Engineering


Ex Officio Members:

  • Annie Gibson, Office of Study Abroad
  • Dolores Hemphill, Academic Advising Center
  • Valerie McGinley, Stone Center for Latin American Studies

This committee shall make recommendations on policies and procedures pertaining to the Code of Academic Conduct to the faculty and the committee appoints panels for hearing appeals of honor board verdicts. This committee will meet on October 24th and December 5th, 2023.

Chair: Kenneth Schwartz, School of Architecture

Voting Members: 

  • Felipe Cruz, School of Liberal Arts
  • Angelo Denisi, A.B. Freeman School of Business
  • David Corey, School of Science and Engineering
  • Scott McKinley, School of Science and Engineering
  • Felix Roja, School of Liberal Arts
  • Lara White, A.B. Freeman School of Business